Sensation and Perception
The Major Senses
There are 6 major senses
vision
hearing
touch
taste
pain
smell
The list can be extended with balance, joint senses
and others
Vision has been studied most extensively
Principles of Sensation
Transductionphysic

Consciousness and
Its Variations
Circadian Rhythm
Any rhythmic change that continues at close to
a 24-hour cycle in the absence of 24-hour cues
body temperature
cortisol secretion
sleep and wakefulness
In the absence of time cues, the cycle period
wi

Chapter 1
Introduction and Research Methods
What is Psychology?
The science of behavior and mental
processes
Behaviorobservable actions of a person or animal
Mindthoughts, feelings, sensations, perceptions,
memories, dreams, motives and other subjective
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Assignment 3
Answers
QNO1:
The order in which light passes through retina is,
Photoreceptors
Receptive field
QNO2:
Yes, hemineglect affects our memories. It affects the consciousness of our brain and part of our
each memor

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Part A
1- OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable
and repeatable thoughts. He/she has no control over that. OCD has link to neuroplasticity.
In a normal person, when a mist

Research Methods Assignment.
Part 1: For this assignment, you are the experimenter. I want you to consider the issue of whether
watching TV has an impact on violence in children.
1. State a reasonable hypothesis of the relationship between watching violen

Animal Observation Assignment
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to observe animal behavior and to apply
what you have learned from Chapter 5 in an analysis of the behavior you observe. In the spirit of
this chapter, please be obj

Psychotherapy
Insight-Oriented Therapies - goal is self-understanding of motives and conflicts
-Freuds Psychoanalysis
-Conflicts between id, ego, and superego are repressed because they cause
anxiety
-Unconscious conflicts need to be revealed
-We need to

Stress and Health
Health Psychology - growing area of psychology concerned with the way psychologists can
contribute to the promotion and maintenance of health
Stress - a negative emotional state occurring in the response to events that are perceived as
t

Personality
Personality - a pattern of characteristic feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that persists across
time and situations
Personality Psychology - the study of our stable and consistent characteristics, some of which
we share with everyone else, so

Social Psychology
Social Psychology - studies how our behavior is affected by other people
Social Cognition
-Person Perception - we make judgements about characteristics and motives of the people we
meet
-Factors that influence person perception:
-Explici

General Psychology I Advice

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I would recommend for students going in the field of Sciences. such as clinical psychology, medicine neuroscience. We study tje brain and it is fascinating. Because of this course, I understand much more about how complicated the brain is. there is still a lot to discover.

Course highlights:

Even though this course was Psychology 101 (General) we covered quite a bit about the brain.
It fascinates me how the brain controls every motion, , moods, behavior, and emotions etc. in our body. It was a good foundation for me since I want to go into neuroscience or a a medical field, like neurology. I would recommend this course for any student going to study biology or any other human science. There is so much to learn about the brain still.

Hours per week:

6-8 hours

Advice for students:

Take a lot of notes from lectures and complement the material by reading the appropirate chapters.
Don't fall behind as the material increases.

Course Term:Summer 2017

Professor:Prof. Schicatano

Course Required?Yes

Course Tags:Great Intro to the SubjectAlways Do the ReadingGreat Discussions

Mar 20, 2017

| Would highly recommend.

This class was tough.

Course Overview:

You know ahead of time what course content will be and when it is due.

Course highlights:

The basics of general psychology including the different functions of certain areas of the brain.

Hours per week:

12+ hours

Advice for students:

You need to do the readings and make sure assignments are done and handed in on time.

Course Term:Summer 2015

Professor:Ed Schicatano

Course Tags:Great Intro to the SubjectAlways Do the ReadingMany Small Assignments

Nov 02, 2016

| Would recommend.

Not too easy. Not too difficult.

Course Overview:

It was a very interesting class with tons to offer. A great intro into psychology.

Course highlights:

My favorite part of the class was going over the Freudian theories of psychology.

Hours per week:

3-5 hours

Advice for students:

Test was made up from notes in class and from the book. So understanding how they both correlate with each other will allow you to know more for the test.